On August 2nd 2017, the journal Nature revealed that an international (American-Sino-Korean) team had managed to correct a defective gene in human embryos. The gene in question, named MYBCP3, is responsible when it is mutated from a serious disease affecting the heart muscle: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Presently without treatment, this disease, which affects one person …
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A medical device is defined as “any instrument, appliance, equipment, material, product, or other article used alone or in combination for medical purposes; whose main intended action is not achieved by pharmacological, immunological or metabolic means but whose function may be assisted by such means. What also constitutes a medical device is the software intended …
What better way to study a disease and design therapeutic solutions than to create a model of the affected organ. This is what researchers at the Columbia Medical Center in the United States have managed to achieve. | Forest Medical Equipment Calibration
Although there are no occupations that are not recommended for asthmatics, it is known that exposure to certain irritants can aggravate the disease. The occupational setting may even be the cause for a certain number of asthmatics developing in adulthood. Epidemiology studies conducted in general populations indicate that Work Aggravated Asthma (WAA) occurs in a …
Medical Equipment Calibration | Inhalation of an allergenic substance, a viral or chemical particle, or even a physical event that causes psychological effects are all factors that may contribute to an asthma attack. For sufferers of this disease, it is imperative that each patient know the triggers that affect them; to avoid future contact and …
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Medical Equipment Calibration | For asthmatics, certain precautions are necessary when going on extended travelling holidays to foreign countries. Countries around the world not only have completely different cultures and ways of life but different allergenic environments; in which the likelihood of seizures can be promoted. Read on to discover a short guide to enjoying …
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Asthma varies over time and from person to person. What works for one person may not work for you. That is why your asthma care must be personalised. Respiratory infections, a common asthma trigger, often require a change to asthma treatment. You may find yourself making medication changes on your own and wondering if you’ve …
How does a blood pressure monitor work? Forest Medical Calibration Services | Blood pressure is checked with the use of a cuff, which is inflated either manually or automatically. The inflation of the cuff cuts off blood flow and is slowly released to allow intermittent flow through the brachial artery, which gives a reading of …
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